Specifications for the
KeyCarbon USB series (KCU401B, KCU401W, KCU403B, KCU403W, KCU405B, KCU405W).
Product Comparison
Product
Product Code
Case
Capacity
Encryption
Date / time stamping
KeyCarbon USB Home
KCU401 (black/white skin, user changable)
Mini case.
512KB, approximately 500,000 keystrokes.
No.
No.
KeyCarbon USB Corporate
KCU403 (black/white skin, user changable)
Mini case.
1576KB, approximately 1,500,000 keystrokes.
56-bit.
No.
KeyCarbon USB Forensic
KCU405 (black/white skin, user changable)
Mini case.
2048KB, approximately 2,000,000 keystrokes.
128-bit.
Yes.
Overview
Data recorded.
USB keystrokes from any USB keyboard.
How to use.
Plug the unit in, it starts to record immediately.
Memory capacity.
From 512KB to 2048KB depending on product. See table "Available products".
Case style.
Available in either cable style (view picture) or thumbdrive style (view picture). Thumbdrive style is available in either black, for PC's, or white, for Macintosh computers.
Dimensions
0.9"x2.1" (22mm x 55mm).
Recording keystrokes (how to record from your USB keyboard)
How the unit records USB keystrokes.
Plug the unit in, it starts to record immediately.
Retrieving keystrokes (how to view the keystroke log)
How to view the keystroke log (method 1).
Download of log via standard text editor (compatible with Windows®, Macintosh®, Linux, Solaris - see demo video).
Between none and 128-bit dependent on product mode. See table "Available products".
Compatible with USB 1.1 or 2.0 low speed traffic (1.1Mbit/sec).
Yes.
Compatible with USB 1.1 or 2.0 full speed traffic (12Mbit/sec). This is required for any keyboard with a built in USB hub, and 90% of standard Mac keyboards.
Yes.
Compatible with USB 2.0 high speed traffic (433MBit/sec).
Yes. The product will work on the keyboard by reducing the speed of the downstream traffic to USB 2.0 full speed traffic (12MBit/sec).
Can be inserted between a USB hub and the PC.
Yes.
Location of USB recording electronics.
Contained in USB dongle.
Upgradable to record other generic USB traffic, such as magnetic stripe readers, bar code readers, or thumb print readers.
[After using the device] “ I can't tell you how many articles I have lost over the years when Windows flakes out. ” - Shane McGlaun, About Computer Peripherals, www.about.com.
